National Centre of Expertise – Cold-Water Corals and Sponge Reefs
Links
Strategies
- Maritimes Coral Conservation Plan
- Pacific Region Cold-Water Coral and Sponge Conservation Strategy 2010-2015
Areas of Interest (AOI)/Marine Protected Areas (MPA)
- Hecate Strait/Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Area of Interest
- Laurentian Channel Area of Interest
Science
- Hudson Cruise ROPOS Blog
- CSAS Research Document - 2010/041: Delineating Coral and Sponge Concentrations in the Biogeographic Regions of the East Coast of Canada Using Spatial Analyses
- Occurrence, sensitivity to fishing, and ecological function of corals, sponges, and hydrothermal vents in the Canadian
- Impacts of Trawl Gears and Scallop Dredges on Benthic Habitats, Populations and Communities
- Potential impacts of fishing gears (excluding mobile bottom-contacting gears) on marine habitats and communities
Policy
- DFO Sustainable Fisheries Framework
- Policy for Managing the Impacts of Fishing on Sensitive Benthic Areas
- Canada's Submission to the UN in 2006 on Efforts and Action Taken to Identify, Manage and Protect Sensitive Marine Ecosystems and Species
- How is Canada Protecting Vulnerable Marine Areas?
Educational Materials
Media
Contact
Jason Simms
Manager, National Centre of Expertise- Cold Water Corals and Sponge Reefs
Ecosystem Management Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Region
P.O. Box 5667, St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1
Manager: Jason Simms
Ph: (709) 772-8014
Fax: (709) 772-3578
Email: Jason.Simms@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Manager, National Centre of Expertise- Cold Water Corals and Sponge Reefs
Ecosystem Management Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Region
P.O. Box 5667, St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1
Manager: Jason Simms
Ph: (709) 772-8014
Fax: (709) 772-3578
Email: Jason.Simms@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
- Date Modified:
- 2013-04-22